Where does “punakkuus” come from?

punakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish punakka, from Finnish -kkä, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.

punakkuus (Finnish): reddishness

Definitions

  1. reddishness

Ancestry of “punakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunakkareddish, ruddy; used especially of skin colour
2Finnish-kkäFront vowel variant of -kka
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uc →Every word from Finnish -inen →Every word from Finnish -uus →